The Ridge Meadows Flames are a Junior "A"

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team based in Maple Ridge,

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, Canada. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the

Pacific Junior Hockey League The Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL) is a junior ice hockey league which operates in the Lower Mainland and the Sunshine Coast of British Columbia. Although the PJHL has included American teams in the past, the league's fifteen franchises ...

(PJHL). The Flames play their home games at Planet Ice Maple Ridge. Blaine Hallman is the director of Hockey Operations. Derek Bedard serves as the team's General Manager and Governor. Former NHL player, Brent Hughes is the Head Coach. Mike Legg, Brett Sonne and Bobby Vermette serve as the Assistant Coaches. Mackenzie Skapski and Jeff Smith are the Goalie Coaches. Their Goal judge is community favourite Stevie Crook. The team was founded in 1972 in North Shore,

as the North Shore Winter Club Flames until

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to Maple Ridge in 1993. In its history, the team has won the

Keystone Cup The Keystone Cup is the Junior B ice hockey championship and trophy for Western Canada. From 1983 to 2017, the championship was the culmination of the champions of 12 hockey leagues in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Northwe ...

once, in 1998. The Flames have won the Cyclone Taylor Cup three times in 1983, 1996 and 1998. They won the NIL Championship once, in 1974; the WCJHL Championship once, in 1983; and the PIJHL Championship three times, in 1996, 1998 and 2024..

History

The Ridge Meadows Flames were originally named the North Shore Winter Club Flames in 1972 and joined the North Island League (NIL) for the 1973–74 season, where they won their first ever championship. The following season, the Flames joined the West Coast Junior Hockey League (WCJHL). In the 1981-82 WCJHL season, the Flames lost in the WCJHL Finals, 3 games to 0 to the Seattle North West Americans. In the 1982-83 WCJHL season, the Flames won the 1982-83 WCJHL championship, and the 1982-83 Cyclone Taylor Cup. In 1993 the Flames relocated from North Shore,

to Maple Ridge,

. In the 1995–96 season, the Flames defeated the

Richmond Sockeyes The Richmond Sockeyes are a Junior ice hockey team based in Richmond, British Columbia. They were named the "Sockeyes" by the original owner and longtime Richmond resident and B.C. hockey volunteer and leader Bruce Allison in 1972. Allison was ...

, who they finished second to in the regular season, to take the PIJHL Championship. Two years later, the Flames won the 1998 PIJHL Championship, then went on to win the

in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Beginning in the 2025–26 season, the league will be divided into two tiers. Seven of the league's 15 clubs will be promoted to tier 1, including the

Chilliwack Jets The Chilliwack Jets are a junior ice hockey team based in Chilliwack, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL). The Jets play their home games at the Sardis Sports Co ...

, Coastal Tsunami,

Delta Ice Hawks The Delta Ice Hawks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Delta, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL). The Ice Hawks play their home games at Sungod Recreation Centre. ...

Grandview Steelers The Grandview Steelers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Tom Shaw Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL). The Steelers play their home games at Burnaby Winter Club. ...

, Langley Trappers,

and Ridge Meadows Flames. Tier 2 will include the

Abbotsford Pilots The Abbotsford Pilots are a Junior "A" ice hockey team based in Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL). The Pilots play their home games at MSA Arena. Ja ...

Aldergrove Kodiaks The Aldergrove Kodiaks are a Junior ice hockey team based in Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Harold Brittain Conference of the Pacific Junior Hockey League (PJHL). The Kodiaks play their home games at Aldergrove Comm ...

, Mission City Outlaws, North Vancouver Wolf Pack, Port Coquitlam Trailblazers, Port Moody Panthers, Surrey Knights and White Rock Whalers.

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against''

British Columbia Jr A Provincial Championships

NHL alumni

*Kellan Tochkin *Mackenzie Skapski * Brad Hunt *

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Awards and trophies

*1997-98 Cyclone Taylor Cup *1982-83, 1995–96, 1997–98 NIL Championship *1973-74 PIJHL Championship *1995-96, 1997–98, 2023–24 WCJHL Championship *1982-83 Coach of the Year *Tavis Eaton: 2009–10 *Bayne Ryshak: 2017–18 Most Improved Player *Shane Harle: 2009–10 *Ryley Lanthier: 2017-18

References

External links

Official website of the Ridge Meadows Flames
{{British Columbia Sports Pacific Junior Hockey League teams Ice hockey teams in British Columbia Ice hockey clubs established in 1972 1972 establishments in British Columbia Maple Ridge, British Columbia